Patibhana Explained
| Patibhana |
| Director: | Rabin Chandrasiri[1] |
| Producer: | Seetha De Silva |
| Starring: | Sampath Sri Jayasighe
Niroshan Wijesinghe
Chandrasoma Binduhewa |
| Music: | Nadeeka Guruge |
| Cinematography: | Lalith M. Thomas |
| Editing: | M. S. Aliman |
| Distributor: | CEL Theatres |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Language: | Sinhala |
| Native Name: | |
Patibhana (Sinhala; Sinhalese: පටිභාන) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Rabin Chandrasiri and produced by Seetha De Silva. It stars Sampath Sri Jayasighe and Niroshan Wijesinghe in lead roles along with Saman Almeida and Hasinika Karalliyadda. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge.[2] [3] [4] It is the 1244th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[5]
Etymology
The film title Patibhana means Revealing the Truth.[6]
Cast
- Sampath Sri Jayasighe as Rev. Galle Ariyadhamma Thero 'Ariyasiri' 'Podi Sira'[7]
- Niroshan Wijesinghe as Chief Inspector Almeida
- Chandrasoma Binduhewa as Upasaka
- Shanika Bandara as Sriyalatha aka 'Latha'
- Samson Siripala as Chief monk
- Saman Almeida as Sargent Harris
- Sarath Chandrasiri
- Hasinika Karalliyadda as Village woman
- Maneesha Namalgama as Ariyasiri's stepmother
- Nimal Yatiwella as Prison chief officer
- Rohitha Mannage as Norman
- H.T. Wilson as Mike
Notes and References
- Web site: Patibhana means Understanding the Truth . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
- Web site: Sri Lankan Screened Films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161031224826/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/10/27/?fn=sa16102730 . 31 October 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Patibana . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 26 February 2017.
- Web site: Patibana; A movie on a serious social issue that many kept under the carpet . The Sunday Times . 26 February 2017.
- Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 3 October 2016 . 23 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823000528/http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php . dead .
- Web site: පටීභාන යනු සත්යාවබෝධයයි . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
- Web site: I am not a clergy or a fighter . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
